Re:Cameras on phones? (2001) [video]
by noobermin on Thursday November 10, 2022 @06:52AM
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That with the video of shakira someone posted, it's a shame Japan now has a reputation for being behind the times now, I wonder how much the language barrier had to do with why none of the tech companies in japan other than those tied to video games have an international footprint today.
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The Japanese have a term for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_syndrome
Re:Cameras on phones? (2001) [video]
by JKCalhoun on Thursday November 10, 2022 @08:48AM
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I assumed it was the lack of a homegrown OS? It seems OS's turned out to be a pretty big deal when device complexity moved beyond menu/+/- buttons on the side of the device.
Re:Cameras on phones? (2001) [video]
by kridsdale2 on Friday November 11, 2022 @05:33PM
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The only one I could imagine having had a chance would be Sony. They had a rather well built out OS on the Playstation 3 with lots of modern online features.
I'd also suggest that the "bubble" era had a long tail in terms of innovation- the huge R&D investments that were made in the 80s and early 90s were still showing results into the early 2000s. Then we started to see the result of a recession that ended up spanning more than a decade.